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I respect views of union leaders, but policy should be based on data-driven empirical evidence: WP’s Jamus Lim clarifies his remark on “folksy wisdom”

Last Thursday (15 October), Workers’ Party (WP) Member of Parliament (MP) for…

Implementing minimum wage can become “political auction”, leaving businesses and workers worse off, says NTUC’s Koh Poh Koon

The National Trades Union Congress’ (NTUC) deputy secretary-general Koh Poh Koon stated…

Protests continue as Indonesia president Jokowi receives final draft of job creation law

JAKARTA, INDONESIA — After being rocked by the three-day mass protests against…

It’s not that Singaporeans want foreigners, it’s the quality of foreign talents needed: KF Seetoh

It is not that Singaporeans want foreigners, it is the quality of…

WP chief Pritam Singh: Universal minimum wage extends beyond ‘moral imperative’; serves as yardstick of how S’pore treats its most vulnerable workers

While the Government’s current ‘Minimum Wage Plus’ sectoral approach covers productivity and…

Expat: I know 3 companies moved to Shanghai because of SG employment restrictions

With the current downturn looming and with the ruling party just lost…

Singapore’s unemployment rate hits 3.4% in August, surpasses global financial crisis peak

The overall unemployment rate in Singapore has increased to 3.4 per cent…

Legislating retrenchment benefits does not guarantee better outcomes for retrenched employees: Josephine Teo

Legislating retrenchment benefits does not guarantee better outcomes for retrenched employees, said…

New Indonesia investment bill angers labour, green groups

Thousands of Indonesian workers protested Tuesday against a controversial new law which…

Gan Siow Huang says MOM will take actions against employers in the similar illegal employment case as Parti Liyani; but “MOM took no further action against Liew Mun Leong”

Regardless of whether the employers are aware of the illegal deployment, actions…